"...write one of the few genuinely good platonic friendships between a girl and a boy in the modern era and THEN YOU DO THIS??"

Exactly. I love the relationship Harry and Hermione have as it is, I thought Dan & Emma's portrayal of the two of them together was lovely, and I hate the idea that the Boy Hero and the Girl Hero must end up together.

Not to mention, that's a lot of Weasleys there. They've got to marry somebody.